Reaction of vanadocene and vanadocene dichloride with ortho-iodobenzoic acid

At the interaction of bis (η⁵-cyclopentadienyl)vanadium with iodobenzoic acid or trimethylsilyl o-iodobenzoate in toluene depending on the ratio of the initial reagents bis(η⁵-cyclopentadienyl)vanadium(o-iodobenzoate) or η⁵-cyclopentadienylvanadium-bis-o-iodobenzoate were obtained in high yields. The latter was also formed in the reaction of bis(η⁵-cyclopentadiene)vanadium dihloride with trimethylsilyl o-iodobenzoate.